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Experts Recommend Universal Screening of Newborns for Congenital Adrenal HyperplasiaTuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 12:34AMToday, The Endocrine Society released a new clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis and treatment of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH). The guideline features a series of evidence-based clinical recommendations developed by an expert task force.

Hallucinogen can safely ease anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients, study suggestsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 9:23PMIn the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety.

Magic Mushroom Ingredient Psilocybin Improves Late Stage Cancer AnxietyMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 8:41PMThe hallucinogen psilocybin appears to be safe and feasible to give to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety - a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry reports it had a promising effect on mood. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in an illegal Class A drug in the UK called magic mushroom. In the USA, possession of psilocybin-containing mushrooms is illegal because they ...

Hallucinogen can safely ease anxiety in advanced-stage cancer patients: studyMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:17PMIn the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Ask Questions, Save Lives; Risk Assessment Of Children's Respiratory Systems Identifies Potential Anesthetic ...Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 2:26PMIt is fairly easy to avoid surgical complications in children related to anesthesia administration by asking a few simple questions before arriving at the operating table. Britta S von Ungern-Sternberg from the Princess Margaret Hospital for Children, Subiaco, Australia, and international colleagues found that a risk evaluation questionnaire isolated and identified breathing side effects related ...

American Academy Of Ophthalmology Joins Forces With Middle East Africa Council Of Ophthalmology For Joint Meeting In ...Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:28AMThe largest and most comprehensive ophthalmic educational meeting in the world, the American Academy of Ophthalmology's (Academy) 2010 Joint Meeting in conjunction with the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology (MEACO) will be taking place in Chicago, October 16 to 19. The meeting offers more than 500 instruction courses, a variety of skills transfer courses, breakfast with the experts ...

Gynecologic Cancer Patients Should Consider Clinical TrialsMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:27AMFor the estimated 83,000 women who will be diagnosed with a gynecologic cancer in 2010, participation in clinical trials offers an opportunity both to ensure that future patients benefit from the most up-to-date treatments and increased survival rates and to potentially improve the health of current patients. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists supports the efforts to raise ...

New and Unique Tool Eases the Process of Finding Article ReviewersMonday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:14AM-

Lupus Research Institute-Funded Study Points To Increased Risk For Lupus In MenSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:28AMLupus Research Institute-funded researcher Betty Tsao, PhD, at the University of California Los Angeles has discovered that humans - males in particular - with a variant form of the immune receptor gene "Toll Like Receptor 7 (TLR7)" are at increased risk of developing the autoimmune disease systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus). This breakthrough finding offers renewed hope for developing more ...